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Freight services

One container, one customs entry, one set of charges.

We consolidate orders from several suppliers at our partner Guangzhou & Yiwu warehouses and coordinate the move regularly with licensed forwarders.

How it works

Three suppliers in. One box out.

Supplier A · Foshan

180 ctn

Supplier B · Shenzhen

64 ctn

Supplier C · Ningbo

210 ctn

OPL partner warehouse · Guangzhou · Yiwu

Received, counted, relabelled

Loading check, then sealed for shipping.

Shipping port

1 × 40′ · Port of Melbourne

454 ctn · 1 entry · 1 invoice

01

Cargo ready

Each supplier delivers to our partner warehouse after inspection.

02

Consolidate

Counted against POs, labelled, loaded to one plan.

03

Book

We compare partner rates and book the one you approve.

04

Documents

Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin — checked before departure.

05

Clear and deliver

Your broker or ours clears it; we track it to your door.

What’s included

Who does what — so nothing falls between.

Ocean Port Link

  • Warehouse receipt and consolidation
  • Carton labelling and loading plan
  • Forwarder quotes compared for you
  • Export documents checked
  • One point of contact to delivery

Partner forwarder

  • Space on the vessel
  • Origin trucking and export clearance
  • Bill of lading
  • Cargo insurance, if you take it

You

  • Approve the booking
  • Duty and GST at the border
  • A customs broker — or use our partner’s

Fee model

A single line item of cost. Includes everything

One line item, One point of contact

You deal with a single company from start to finish.

Consolidation per cubic metre

Warehouse handling billed on volume received.

Quoted per shipment

Not locked to a single forwarder and always looking for better options.

Sample deliverable

Every carton, labelled to one standard.

Whatever the supplier printed, cartons leave our warehouse with a label your receiving dock can scan.

Specimen Ocean Port Link carton label showing purchase order, carton number, dimensions, weight and a scannable Code 128 barcode.

Carton label · Code 128, scannable

Questions

What buyers ask first.

Are you a freight forwarder?

No. We coordinate freight through licensed partner forwarders. They move the cargo; we make sure the right goods, in the right cartons, with the right documents, are what they move.

Can I use my own forwarder?

Yes. We’ll consolidate and hand over to them at our warehouse with the documents checked.

When is consolidation worth it?

Usually when you’re buying from two or more suppliers in the same order cycle. One container and one customs entry is cheaper than several part-loads and several entries.

Who pays duty and GST?

You, as the importer of record, at the Australian border. We’ll show an estimate in the quote.

Request a quote

Send the specification. We’ll quote against it in writing.

Product, quantity and the landed cost you need to hit. A reply from a person in Melbourne or Guangzhou — not an autoresponder.

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